Tag Archives: Autoimmune disease

How Not To Be Depressed, Part 2b

Posted on October 4, 2014 by annecwoodlen

2b. Don’t get an autoimmune disease. There is a relatively new area of medical investigation called PNIE—psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology. It says that how you feel emotionally is related to your nerves, your immune system, and your hormones. Who’d a thunk that your … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative therapies, Depression, drugs, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician | Tagged alternative treatments, antidepressants, Autoimmune disease, body depression, depression, immune system, miscarriage, MS, multiple sclerosis, PNIE, psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology | Leave a comment

Crouse: The Kinder, Gentler Hospital

Posted on May 26, 2013 by annecwoodlen

So, not being complete morons, Stevie and I came up with a plan: we called an ambulance and took me to the hospital—not St. Joe’s! We had had enough of their totally botched care, not to mention the absolute absence of … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, Health Care, Medical care, physician, Values | Tagged Autoimmune disease, Crouse Hospital, Dr. Jishi, Dr. Mason, immune system, lithium poisoning, St. Joseph's Hospital | Leave a comment

The Rock and the Hard Place Blog

Posted on August 6, 2011 by annecwoodlen

The night before last, with a glucose level of 475, I started taking insulin. This morning I reacted to it. After a good night’s sleep, I woke up too tired to get out of bed, short of breath, and with … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, Death, drugs, Health Care, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Spirituality, Values | Tagged Autoimmune disease, immune system, insulin, Pancreas | 2 Comments

VESID, CPEP/CPAP, Medicaid & Malpractice: Answers to More Questions

Posted on February 21, 2011 by annecwoodlen

VESID—a drug; I don’t like VESID; Complaints and VESID; is celiac covered under NYS VESID Act? VESID is neither a drug nor an act. It is New York State’s Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. (They couldn’t think … Continue reading →

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What a Complaint against a Doctor Looks Like

Posted on December 19, 2010 by annecwoodlen

In New York State, to file a complaint against a physician go to the Dept. of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct web site at http://www.health.state.ny.us/professionals/doctors/conduct/file_a_complaint.htm Dr. Andras Perl [SUNY Upstate University Hospital] ordered 23 tests on June 28, 2010, and … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Health Care, Medical care, Medicare | Tagged Autoimmune disease, doctor, Dr. Andras Perl, Dr. David Smith, Dr. Nasri Ghaly, Lisa Zampini, Macrobid, NYS Dept. of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct, OPMC, Physician, pulmonary fibrosis, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Upstate University Hospital | Leave a comment

Do, Can’t Do, Won’t Do: People with Disabilities (Part II)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by annecwoodlen

Disabled and failing. The third group consists of disabled people who are neither stable nor getting better. A lot of these people have autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy or multiple sclerosis. They are looking at years—often … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, disability, Government Services, Health Care, Poverty | Tagged ADA, Amercians with Disabilities Act, assisted living, Autoimmune disease, disability, doctor, Hospice, independant living, Medicaid, Medicare, multiple disability, skilled nursing, Wheelchair | Leave a comment

SOB and the S.O.B.’s (part II)

Posted on October 18, 2010 by annecwoodlen

Immune dysfunction falls into three categories: immune deficiency, which includes AIDS; autoimmune, which includes multiple sclerosis; and hypersensitivity, which nobody has ever explained to me. I am grossly hypersensitive. In fact, I am so hypersensitive that I react to all … Continue reading →

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